Nursing Workforce Reports
The Florida Center for Nursing is the definitive source for information, research, and strategies addressing the dynamic workforce needs in Florida. Through FCN research on the nursing workforce, Floridians can be assured of an adequate supply of direct care providers to meet their health care needs.
- Published on November 19, 2025
An in-depth report outlining recommendations to strengthen and sustain Florida’s nursing workforce. This report distills feedback from nurses, educators, and health care leaders across Florida’s eight regions into an actionable roadmap for building a resilient workforce in the state. It addresses the full scale of Florida’s nursing shortage challenges and outlines a series of short- and long-term strategies to stabilize and grow the workforce.
- Published on August 28, 2025
This report examines Florida’s health workforce, analyzing current trends to project future workforce needs with data gathered by one of the leading experts in workforce modeling, GlobalData.
Florida Health Care Workforce Projections 2022-2037 analyzes the supply and demand for the following occupation groups: physicians, Advanced Practice Providers (APRNs and physician assistants), nursing (RNs & LPNs), allied health (PTs, OTs, & RTs), and select occupations (Nursing Assistants) from 2022 to 2037. Data from the state’s health workforce as a whole provide greater context for future projections.
2023 Reports
2020 Reports
Supply Reports
- Florida's 2018-2019 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Supply (released June 2020)
- Florida's 2018-2019 Registered Nurse Supply (released June 2020)
- Florida's 2018-2019 Licensed Practical Nurse Supply (released June 2020)
- 2020 Technical Documentation for Licensure and Workforce Survey Data Analysis (released June 2020)
2018 Reports
Supply Reports
- Florida's 2016-17 Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Supply (released June 2018)
- Florida's 2016-17 Registered Nurse Supply (released June 2018)
- Florida's 2016-17 Licensed Practical Nurse Supply (released June 2018)
- 2018 Technical Documentation for Licensure and Workforce Survey Data Analysis (released April 2018)
2016 Reports
Supply Reports
Demand Report
2014 Reports
Supply Reports
Demand Report
2012 Reports
Supply Reports
Demand Report
Nurse Employer Industry Reports
- Home Health Agencies Industry Report (released January 2012)
- Hospices Industry Report (released January 2012)
- Hospitals Industry Report (released January 2012)
- Psychiatric Hospitals Industry Report (released January 2012)
- Public Health Departments Industry Report (released January 2012)
- Skilled Nursing Facilities Industry Report (released January 2012)